MFT Colour Challenge - Take 2!

Hello inkers!

I've had another play with the MFT colour challenge, this time using BB Space Explorer:

I'd love to say I've done a fancy background technique but actually that's a Hero Arts stamp called Star Galaxy that one of my lovely friends gave me a few weeks ago. I stamped it in navy blue but it looked a bit dull so I stamped over the top of it in Versamark and added some Holographic embossing powder - it's really given it some green sparkle. 

I'm also popping it over to Simon Says Stamp's Monday Challenge which is to 'stamp it.' 

 Enjoy your night!

Claire x

Your Next Stamp - Guest Designer and a New Release!

Hello fellow inkers!

I'm so excited to be a Guest Designer over at Your Next Stamp today - can you believe they are celebrating their 10th birthday?  And what better way to celebrate than with a new release:

Today they're showcasing Dancing Dragonflies which are truly the cutest dragonflies I've ever seen. I really did get quite carried away colouring them with my Copics and adding some sparkly glitter to their wings. They fit perfectly onto one of the stamped squares from Cool Backgrounds (unfortunately no longer available). A good dollop of Glossy Accents on each of their eyes added some clear dimension.

The DT and Karin, September's Guest Designer, have also created some fabulous cards using this set so swing by, take a look and, while you're there say hello. Head over to the Your Next Stamp blog and Instagram, make a comment and one random comment from each preview day will win one of the products previewed that day. All comments must be left by 15th September and the winners will be announced on the 17th!

Good luck and thanks for popping by!

Claire x

Rainbow Wheel

Hello bloggers,

Who can resist a challenge with the word 'rainbow' in it - that's one of the words of inspiration in Time Out's latest challenge:

This Mama Elephant Ferris wheel hasn't seen ink for ages - I don't think I even owned Copics when I bought this set so thought it would be fun way to add a splash of rainbow colour.  It took a while but I really like how it turned out.

I used AAA's simple sketch again but put the horizontal panel towards the top of the card this time. You can see my previous entry on my last post!

Thanks for calling by!

Claire x

Party Till the Cows Come Home

Hello again,

Time for a card for CASology's new challenge. The cue card is LOL which, for years, I thought meant 'lots of love.' Once I got back into the 21st century I realised it's actually 'laugh out loud,  so I used Your Next Stamp's Funny Farm Crew:'

AAA's sketch was the perfect starting point.  I only wanted one cow coloured so that it was the main focal point but when I masked the others behind him, the black ink was way too heavy,  so I embossed them in white instead - it's given a much more subtle effect!

Make sure you make time to LOL this week (and perhaps do some stamping too!)

Claire x

Copper Embossed

Hello again,

Less is More's challenge is a metallic theme this week so I reached for my copper embossing powder and had a play with a Hero Arts wooden stamp that a friend gave to me a few weeks ago:

I'm not sure if I like it, partly as I'm not too sure whether I like the stamp. It's a pretty safe bet that if you don't like the stamp you're not going to like the card much either! I find it a bit busy (and completely unforgiving when embossed),  so after embossing it on the corner of the panel, I die cut smaller panel, matted it with some black card stock and popped it up on some dimensional tape. Still not sure about it though.....

I'm entering it into Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge too,  where 'anything goes!'

Hope you get some time to get inky this week!

Claire x

Another Freshly Made Sketch!

Hello again folks!

I've been playing around with Freshly Made Sketch #400 again. Another Christmas card,  but this time I've used Lawn Fawn's Simply Celebrate Winter:

I'm also popping it over to Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday challenge where the theme's Anything Goes.

Short but sweet today - happy stamping!

Claire x

Freshly Made MFT

 Hello, hello,

Freshly Made Sketches are continuing their celebrations with their 400th sketch and I particularly like the one they've created for this week's challenge:

I've used it with the colours at My Favourite Things but changed it to a portrait card instead of landscape. I've used one of Santa's Elves with paper from MFT's Sweet Celebration Paper Pack. 

Happy stamping!

Claire x